Homeless Young Adult Housing Navigators works with homeless young adults, including young parents ages 17½ – 25. Services begin with an assessment and ensuring that young people are aware of emergency shelter options. After assessment, counselors work with individuals to resolve any imminent housing crisis, provide mediation and dispute resolution services with landlords, family and friends to secure and stabilize housing, provide advocacy, referral, and service coordination with mainstream services and provide referrals to homeless young adult diversion funding.
Navigators also ensure young adults have the required housing paperwork and other documentation and explore alternative housing placement options such as diversion, family reunification, or housing outside the homeless system. For young adults placed in permanent housing, Navigators provide monthly check-ins for 6 months after move-in.